House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45 and Zoom

January 31, 2023 - February 3, 2023

Last Updated 3/21/2023 9:45 AM

 

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Pass thru Entities

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Emily Byrne, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:15 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   Inflation Metrics and Pressures

Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

9:00 AM                   23-0864 - An act relating to technical and administrative changes to Vermont's tax laws

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

10:00 AM                   NCSL Introduction

Erica MacKellar, Senior Policy Specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   23-0629 - An act relating to imposing a multi-year moratorium on the reappraisal requirement under 32 VSA section 4041s and to create a State appraisal assistance program

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

 

11:30 AM                   Lunch

 

12:00 PM                   Caucus of the Whole

House Chamber

 

1:15 PM                   Fees Discussion

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Agatha Kessler, Assistant Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Thursday, February 2, 2023

9:00 AM                   Current Use

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

Elizabeth Hunt, Current Use Program Supervisor, Department of Taxes

Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   FY24 Budget

Study to assess land-based taxes

Joseph Minicozzi, Principal, Urban3

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 107 - An act relating to the Town of Hartford’s tax increment financing district

Lori Hirshfield, Director of Planning and Development, Town of Hartford

 

2:15 PM                   23-0864 - An act relating to technical and administrative changes to Vermont's tax laws

Jeffrey Dooley, Taxpayer Advocate, Department of Taxes

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Friday, February 3, 2023

9:15 AM                   H. 144 - An act relating to exempting unemployment compensation from income tax

Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Sponsor, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                     Categories of Non Homestead Properties

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   H. 46 - An act relating to approval of the dissolution of Colchester Fire District No. 3

potential vote

Rep. Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Reporter of the Bill, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch